Board of Directors

Mr. Mohomed Bashir joined the Board of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited in 1982. He is a fellow member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), United Kingdom.

Mr. Mohomed Bashir has a very rich and extensive experience in the commerce and industry. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited. He is also serving on the Boards of the following companies;

In recognition of his services he was awarded Sitara‐e‐Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 2006 and has also been conferred as Justice of Peace. On April 7, 2017 Mr. Mohomed Bashir was awarded with the Grade d’ Officier in the National Order of Merit by the President of the French Republic.

Mr. Zain Bashir joined the Board in May 1997. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Company and is a certified director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG). He is on the Board of Landhi Infrastructure Development and Management Company, which is responsible for enhancing the infrastructure of Landhi Industrial Area. In 2009-2010 & 2015-2016, he remained the Chairman and President of the Landhi Association of Trade and Industry respectively. In 2012-2013, he remained the Chairman of the Pakistan Bedwear Exporters Association. He has also served as the Executive Committee Member of the Landhi Association of Trade and Industry.

His extensive association with the textile sector has provided him with an in-depth knowledge of the industry.

Mr. Mohammed Zaki Bashir joined Gul Ahmed Textile Mills in 2005 and subsequently joined the Board in 2008. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited. He holds a graduate degree from Regents Business School, UK, in the subject of International Business and is also a certified director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG).

Mr. Zaki Bashir is also a member of the Entrepreneurs Organization since 2014. The Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) is a global, peer-to-peer network of more than 12,000+ influential business owners with 173 chapters in 54 countries. Founded in 1987, EO is the catalyst that enables leading entrepreneurs to learn and grow, leading to greater success in business and beyond.

Through his thorough knowledge of the Company, he has contributed to the overall growth of the Company. He is also serving on the board of the following companies:

Mr. Ziad Bashir has been on the Board since February 1999. A graduate from Babson College, USA, with a bachelor degree in Entrepreneurial Studies, he has a comprehensive experience of the textile sector and is involved in various developmental and operational activities of the Company.

He is also associated with the Information Technology (IT) industry and has played a key role in the transformation of the Company’s IT infrastructure. He is a certified director from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG).

Over the years, he has served as Chairman of Landhi Association of Trade and Industry and on the Board of Central Managing Committee of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA). He has also served as a president of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Pakistan and Executive Committee of the Pakistan Board of Investment. He is currently serving on the Punjab Board of Investment. Presently he is the Chairman of Pakistan Retail Business Council and he has also served as the Director of the Landhi Trading Estate Development & Management Company.

Mr. S.M. Nadim Shafiqullah joined the Board of Directors of the Company as an independent non-executive director in March 2008. He is a member of the Audit Committee and in the past he also has served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company. He is also a certified director from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG).

He had served as director and vice chairman on the Board of Security Leasing Corporation Limited in the past.

Dr. Amjad Waheed joined the Board as an independent non-executive director on March 31, 2011. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company. He holds a Doctorate in Investments and Finance from Southern Illinois University, USA and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. Since the last twelve years, he is CEO of NBP Funds Management Limited (NAFA), which is a subsidiary of National Bank of Pakistan. NAFA is presently managing several mutual and pension funds, and portfolios. Total assets under management of NAFA are presently about Rs. 108 billion. NAFA is the largest and highest rated Asset Management Company in Pakistan.

Before joining NAFA, Dr. Amjad was Head of Equity Mutual Funds & Portfolios at Riyadh Bank, Saudi Arabia, for about five years where he was managing USD 7.5 billion invested in 22 mutual funds. Prior to that he was Head of Investments at NIT, and Chief Operation Officer of FC-ABN AMRO Equities for several years. Before moving back to Pakistan, Dr. Amjad Waheed was Assistant Professor of Finance at Tennessee State University, USA and he has published several articles in top journals of the world such as Journal of Banking & Finance and Financial Management.

Mr. Ehsan A. Malik joined the Board of Directors of the Company as an independent non-executive director in June 2016. He is a certified director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG). Mr. Ehsan A. Malik is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Business Council. From 1st September 2006 to 31st October 2014, Mr. Ehsan A.Malik was the Chief Executive Officer of Unilever Pakistan Limited and a Director of Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited. Prior to this he was Chairman and CEO, Unilever Sri Lanka Limited. His earlier International appointments covered Unilever’s regional business in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Sudan as well as Unilever’s Head Office in UK. These preceded senior commercial and financial roles at Unilever Pakistan. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited, National Foods Limited and International Industries Limited.

Mr. Ehsan A. Malik is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and alumni of the Wharton and Harvard Business Schools.